Any incident on CNG ( Compress natural Gas ) Vehicles ?
Any incident reported at your area on the CNG vehicles , for example gas tank explodes or car get burn , this kind of stuff ?
Pls advise ….
CNG powered cars are, in many ways, SAFER to drive than gasoling powered vehicles for several reasons.
Because the CNG is under pressure in it’s tank, the tanks are designed to be, virtually bullet proof. It is damn hard to break open a CNG tank. Of course, like in any vehicle, the fuel lines may be ruptured, but, unlike gasoline, which tends to pool under a car and give off highly volitile fumes, natural gas is lighter than air, and, any escaping gas will tend to float UP and dissipate into the atmosphere. Out in the open air, natural gas is very difficult to ignite once it starts to dissipate.
I had to do a lot of research on alternative fuel vehicles for a previous job, and I had yet to find any verifiable information on any injury or death from a collision in a CNG vehicle, that was atributed, in any way, to the fuel type.
i’ve heard that they can blow up in a bad accident… haven’t seen it personally though
References :
do not smoke while refueling. have seen it done makes a big mess. better than 4 of July ..
References :
Not many compressed gas cars out there yet. There is the potential to explode but you have to do something stupid or have really bad luck when you are in an accident. They are not like driving bombs as people say they are.
References :
CNG powered cars are, in many ways, SAFER to drive than gasoling powered vehicles for several reasons.
Because the CNG is under pressure in it’s tank, the tanks are designed to be, virtually bullet proof. It is damn hard to break open a CNG tank. Of course, like in any vehicle, the fuel lines may be ruptured, but, unlike gasoline, which tends to pool under a car and give off highly volitile fumes, natural gas is lighter than air, and, any escaping gas will tend to float UP and dissipate into the atmosphere. Out in the open air, natural gas is very difficult to ignite once it starts to dissipate.
I had to do a lot of research on alternative fuel vehicles for a previous job, and I had yet to find any verifiable information on any injury or death from a collision in a CNG vehicle, that was atributed, in any way, to the fuel type.
References :